Črešnjice - Stolpnik (Črešnjice - Stolpnik - Sojek)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor take the exit Celje and follow the road towards Vojnik. From Vojnik continue on the main road towards Slovenske Konjice, but only to the point where the road to the village of Črešnjice branches off to the right. Follow this road until you reach the village. There are a few safe parking places in the centre of the village.
b) From the motorway Maribor - Ljubljana, take the exit Tepanje and follow the road towards Draža vas and Žičy. In Žiča turn right in the direction of Špitalič, Žička kartuzija, Sojek and drive to Črešnjice (municipality Vojnik). In the centre of the village there are a few places for safe parking.
c) From Poljčane via Loč, Žič, Špitallič, Žička Carthausija and Sojek to Črešnjice.

Path description:
From the centre of Črešnjice (municipality Vojnik), follow the asphalt road along the cemetery and the pilgrimage church of Our Lady of the Rosary, where the mountain trail from Frankolovo joins on the left. Continue straight on higher up, where the path follows the grassy cart track for a few metres, which quickly turns into a forest. It alternates with a more or less wide forest path and practically the whole route is uphill, in the safe shelter of the forest. Due to the distinct logging, the path changes several times into a forest logging trail. Immediately below the summit there is a joke sign warning of the altitude of 1000 metres. A few more steps and the summit with the lookout tower is conquered.
After the views from the tower, the entry in the book and the stamp, we continue east towards the Grofov štant, Slovenske Konjice marker and soon reach Grofov štant at 802 metres, following a pleasant, undulating path mainly downhill. Point Grofov štant is also the junction with the XIV Division route and continue at the crossroads on the far right, direction signs Vojnik and Dramlje.
Follow the forest road at the beginning, which soon turns into a pleasant forest mountain path. There is also a wooden hunting lodge on the left side of the path. Soon you reach a sharp downhill passage called Vratca, which is quite short. A water reservoir to the right of the path and soon a turn-off for Tri križe to the left. At two or three farmsteads, descend into the centre of Kamna gora and continue through the village along the marked path. The path turns into a picturesque cart track meadow and then slightly to the right onto a distinct forest path that leads gently downhill. A short distance along the meadow path and the Sojek route destination is in sight. Descend to the asphalt road Žička kartuzija - Črešnjice/Frankolovo and, at the homestead, at the crossroads by the mountain signs and the bus stop, reach the Sojek (municipality Slovenske Konjice) at an altitude of 536 metres.
The length of the route is about 6100 metres, 555 positive vertical metres and 530 negative vertical metres.

On the way: Stolpnik (1012m), Grofov štant (802m), Vratca (742m)

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